The city of Nanjing in the Ming Dynasty was very large, and the outer city wall framed the entire Purple Mountain. Guanyin Gate, Qilin Gate, Shangfang Gate...... These were the gates of the outer city, and only one place name was left in later generations.

If the outer city wall is concerned, there are large areas of farmland and mountains in the city of Nanjing.

Then, should the cultivated land in the city be kept, and should the cultivated land be distributed to the nearby peasants? In other words, are these people who are included in the outer city city city residents or farmers?

During the flood relief period in various places, Shangyuan Zhi County and Jiangning Zhi County in Nanjing came to find Zhao Han with many doubts.

Zhao Han convened the officials of the Governor's Office to discuss repeatedly, and decided to calculate the peasants first, and the land that should be divided was still divided - in fact, it had already been divided.

As the urban population continues to grow, it is inevitable that land will be gradually encroached upon. When the time comes, the population of the land will be migrated to the north to divide the land, and those who are willing to stay will be directly converted into citizens.

"There are still some homeless people in the city, and there is a lack of stable livelihood," Zhao Han instructed, "put up a notice to recruit 1,000 people to work, and those who wish to come will come and pay the wages to clear out the ruins of the imperial city of Nanjing first." When the flood waters receded, craftsmen and handymen were recruited to slowly restore the imperial city of Nanjing. ”

The two magistrates left with their orders.

Pang Chunlai asked, "The governor plans to set the capital in Nanjing?" ”

"If you have this intention, let Beijing slow down first." Zhao Han sighed.

Beijing's population is also in the millions.

In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the surrounding vegetation was cut down. During the Hongzhi and Zhengde dynasties, the residents had to rely on Xishan coal for their daily firewood, and the emperor was dug up the ancestral tomb (the dragon vein of the imperial tomb) all day long, and he could only turn a blind eye.

The ecological environment there is extremely fragile, and there are several sandstorms every year.

Not to mention Caoyun, it is a waste of manpower and material resources.

Don't talk about any grain by sea, Zhu Yuanzhang originally used sea ships to transport military rations, and Zhu Di also used sea ships to transport horses from North Korea. After several shipwrecks and the capsizing of the entire fleet, such a thing was never mentioned again.

Zhao Han himself may be able to insist on shipping, but who knows what future generations will be? was fooled by the ministers with relevant interests, and it is estimated that he will have to take the Grand Canal again.

Zhu Di set the capital in Beijing to deal with Mongolia.

With the development of guns and the possibility of railways in the future, the Mongolian steppe does not pose much of a threat. Then why do you go to Beijing to eat sandstorms?

Leave 200 years to restore the ecology around Beijing, so that the people there can live a better life.

Another most important reason is that after the war and famine in Beijing, there may not be much population left. If Zhao Han sets the capital in Beijing, he will have to be like Zhu Di to forcibly relocate rich families and people to enrich the city of Beijing.

Blind toss!

"It is better to set the capital of Nanjing," Li Banghua said after careful consideration, "but he has to go on an expedition to the grassland and take firm roots in the Hetao." ”

In addition to the Hetao, there is also the Songliao Basin, both of which can be farmed, and in the Ming Dynasty it was already in a state of semi-cultivation and semi-pasture. As long as these two places are controlled, the grasslands and the northeast are not a problem, but before the advent of railways, the cost of transporting grain was high, and it would take at least 30 years of hard work to be stable.

Zhao Han looked at the map repeatedly: "The flood is blocking the river, let's send troops to Jianghuai, at least in June." By that time, Zhang Xianzhong may have already laid Yunyang. Our army went north to Jianghuai, Li Zicheng went north to Shanxi, and Zhang Xianzhong had no other choice, and it was estimated that he would go west to Sichuan. It is reported that there are uprisings all over Sichuan, and Zhang Xianzhong is estimated to be very good to enter. ”

"The eight thieves are not bad, for the past year, they have been promoting good governance in Hubei, and it is not a bad thing for him to take Sichuan." Li Banghua said.

Zhang Xianzhong no longer ran to get involved in Tongcheng, and the chief military advisor would not be Wang Zhaoling, and no one fooled Zhang Xianzhong into killing indiscriminately in Sichuan.

Today, Zhang Xianzhong is a self-proclaimed "Dingguo General", and his military divisions are ranked in order: Liao Zhifang, Xu Yixian, and Pan Duao.

Especially Liao Zhifang and Xu Yixian, one carries "Datong Ji" with him, and the other claims Zhuge Liang all the year round, and they are all advising Zhang Xianzhong to implement good governance.

So Zhang Xianzhong began to engage in Zhu Yuanzhang's set, throwing a large number of soldiers who had no combat effectiveness to build a "military tun". They also recruited displaced people everywhere and carried out "people's settlements" in various places. At the same time, he began to train non-commissioned officers and soldiers to restrain the military discipline of the troops, although the military discipline was still very bad, but it was much better than that of the Ming officers and soldiers.

These policies, in the chaotic North, are already considered good governance.

Although the status of the people of Juntun and Mintun is similar to that of serfs, they still regard Zhang Xianzhong as a living bodhisattva.

Really, killing a few fewer people and allowing the people to farm in peace is already good governance in the north!

In comparison, Li Zicheng is much worse.

This is not Li Zicheng's personal reason, but the fact that Henan has been suffering from severe drought for many years, and even if he cultivates tuntian, he will not be able to grow any grain. Li Zicheng also went to Shanxi, where the drought was even more severe. He couldn't be self-sufficient, so he could only grab food and money all the way, and then lead his troops to Beijing!

In early June, the floodwaters receded in the south, affecting millions of people.

Zhao Han suspended the Northern Expedition plan, decided to talk about it after the autumn harvest, took out grain to go to various places for disaster relief, and urged local officials to carry out post-disaster reconstruction.

It was not completely unfought, Fei Ruhe took the Eastern Academy Army and crossed the Yangtze River from Zhenjiang to Yangzhou.

The prefect of Yangzhou is called Han Wenjing, a native of Shaanxi.

Due to the fall of the south, Chongzhen appointed a large number of northern jinshi, and southwest jinshi also emerged.

Seeing Zhao Han's sailors coming, Han Wenjing was shocked, and hurriedly ordered to defend the city, and ordered Tongzhi, Tongju, and Zhixian to prepare to defend the city.

"Hurry up and open the door!"

Fei Ruhe stood at the bow of the boat and sent a loud voice to call the city.

"Kill!"

There was a shout of killing in the city, and the defenders were already fighting themselves.

The three major merchant gangs in Yangzhou, the Jiangxi merchants and the Hui merchants, all secretly collaborated with thieves, and only the Western merchants resolutely stood on the side of the Ming Dynasty.

Han Wenjing knows this situation.

Therefore, he forced the Jiangxi merchants and Hui merchants to give out the silver, and even carried out extortion, and recruited soldiers for training after getting the silver. The officers he appointed were all big landlords and hereditary generals, and it was impossible for these people to defect to Zhao Han.

It seemed foolproof, but he didn't know the power of propaganda.

How could those generals train the army seriously?

The soldiers who have been trained are idle most of the time. Even if you can't get a military salary, you have to find a job on your own and earn living expenses by working part-time.

Datong scholars took the opportunity to approach these soldiers, saying that as long as King Zhao came, they could go back to the countryside to divide the fields and farm, and there was no forced labor, no exorbitant taxes. After saying this, I told them the story in "The Great Companion".

After half a year, the Yangzhou defenders looked forward to it day and night, hoping that Zhao Tianwang would come over to divide the fields as soon as possible.

Han Wenjing looked at everything in front of him blankly, only to see a large number of low-level officers, with soldiers besieging and killing senior generals. Moreover, more and more low-level officers are moving and gradually killing on their side.

The low-level military attache of the Ming Dynasty also belongs to the object of exploitation!

"How dare you collude with thieves!"

Han Wenjing was shocked and angry, drew his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to kill thieves and serve the country!" ”

No one paid attention.

The civil officials on the tower of the city immediately slipped away when they saw this.

Wang Changyin, the governor of Jiangdu County, was blocked by a group of officers and soldiers on the way to escape from the city wall. This cargo had an idea, and suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "The world is the same, long live King Zhao!" ”

"The world is the same, long live King Zhao!"

The officers and soldiers who intercepted him immediately shouted, and then surrounded Wang Changyin to seize the gate and sacrifice the city.

Wang Changyin said that he was from Shandong, and he really didn't want to be a thief. But when it came to the end, it was still important to live, and while he led his troops to the city gate, he kept shouting: "The world is the same, long live King Zhao!" ”

Yangzhou government sentenced He Cai, who had already fled to the street. Seeing this, he immediately said to the officials around him: "Wang Zhixian has been a thief...... Ahh Otherwise, this army is in chaos, and I am afraid that I will die. ”

"Go together, go together!"

"Wang Xianzun, wait a minute, we're here too!"

"The world is the same, long live King Zhao!"

A bunch of Yangzhou officials rushed to the city gate like this, and Wang Changyin became the leader of Toucheng.

"Soldiers, kill thieves to serve the country!"

The prefect Han Wenjing was still resisting, and this gentleman wielded an iron sword and killed several people one after another.

A spear stabbed into Han Wenjing's abdomen.

Another spear pierced Han Wenjing's chest.

"Kill...... Kill the thief ......"

Han Wenjing's arm hung down, and the iron sword fell to the ground, smiling miserably towards the north.

And on the same day, his brother Han Wenquan took refuge in Li Zicheng with the city.

Wang Changyin didn't have so much psychological burden, and this product was also a slippery Qing in history, and finally got involved in the political struggle of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and was beheaded. He shouted the slogan of Datong, led the defenders straight to the city gate, approached the city gate and retreated, not wanting to get blood on his body.

And the gates of the city were wide open.

Fei Ruhe took the Datong soldiers into the city, and Wang Changyin knelt down: "Wang Changyin, the minister of the Ming Dynasty, leads the soldiers and civilians of the whole city, and kneels to welcome the general!" ”

Another group of scholars came over, and because Han Wenjing ordered the arrest, these Datong scholars did not dare to carry their swords.

"General, please come into the city to appease, we have contacted everywhere." The leader of the scholars stepped forward and bowed his hand.

Fei Ruhe returned the salute: "Thank you." ”

As for Wang Changyin, who was kneeling on the ground, Fei Ruhe didn't bother to take a look.

Xu Ying has already contacted it, and as soon as the army arrives, Yangzhou will inevitably be taken. As for Wang Changyin's prostrate kneeling nest, how can it be like Xu Ying's internal response? It must have come out halfway to ask for credit!

After a military disaster, there was no chaos in Yangzhou City.

The Jiangxi merchants and the Hui merchants took the initiative to maintain order, and their common enemies were the Western merchants (Shanxi, Shanxi). As long as Zhao Han takes Yangzhou, even if they don't rely on political power, they can drive Western merchants out of Yangzhou!

If Zhao Han came to Yangzhou City at this moment, he would inevitably feel emotional.

What a rich and beautiful city, 800,000 people were killed in history, and the massacre lasted for ten days, and the entire Yangzhou city was almost wiped out.

In this time and space, there will definitely be no more "Yangzhou Ten Days".

The news of taking Yangzhou lightly did not cause waves in Zhao Han's heart, after all, he had been planning for several years, and now the melon is ripe.

Another military situation from the north made Zhao Han sigh.

Wu Sangui surrendered, and the Manchus occupied Songshan Fort, completely turning Jinzhou into an isolated city.

The outer city of Jinzhou has been lost, the satellite city has also surrendered, and Zu Dashou is still holding on to the inner city of Jinzhou.

Zu Dashou was a little scared, he had deceived once. He killed the generals who advocated holding on, surrendered with his son, and left his son as a hostage, claiming that he was going to the city. Then he never returned, his son didn't want it, and he choked Huang Taiji enough.

How dare a person who surrenders once dare to surrender easily?

(Two more today.) ）